Australia vs Spain: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Australia
83.47
in 2021
Spain
83.75
in 2023
Australia rank
7th
Spain rank
5th
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 83.75 against 83.47 in Australia, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 41 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 62.54 | 46.5 | 16.04 | Australia |
| 1930s | 65.35 | 49.93 | 15.42 | Australia |
| 1940s | 67.47 | 55.61 | 11.86 | Australia |
| 1950s | 69.82 | 65.84 | 3.98 | Australia |
| 1960s | 70.87 | 70.51 | 0.367 | Australia |
| 1970s | 72.49 | 73.38 | 0.887 | Spain |
| 1980s | 75.52 | 76.42 | 0.9 | Spain |
| 1990s | 78.14 | 78.08 | 0.057 | Australia |
| 2000s | 80.77 | 80.42 | 0.343 | Australia |
| 2010s | 82.6 | 82.71 | 0.107 | Spain |
| 2020s | 83.56 | 82.62 | 0.94 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 83.75 against 83.47 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Australia and Spain?
- 0.28, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.